Winery Tenuta La FavolaLa Favolosa
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The La Favolosa of the Winery Tenuta La Favola is in the top 0 of wines of Eloro.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tenuta La Favola's La Favolosa.
Discover the grape variety: Moschofilero
A very old variety cultivated in Greece, even today, especially in the Peloponnese region. It belongs to a large family called fileri or phileri, and the differences between the clones are sometimes quite marked. In France, it is almost unknown - however, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1 - and plantations have been attempted in the United States, ... .
Informations about the Winery Tenuta La Favola
The Winery Tenuta La Favola is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Eloro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Eloro
The wine region of Eloro is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Riofavara or the Domaine Felice Modica produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Eloro are Nero d'Avola et Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Eloro often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or microbio.
The wine region of Sicily
Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).
The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
